Even our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put into teams and sent into violent pursuit of a helpless ball.

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.

Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country - bigger than all the Presidents together.

The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the American language, and not the English language.

The first rule of my speaking is: listen!

Every afternoon, I was in the pasture with cattle or fishing and shooting my BB gun. That kind of freedom allows imagination to develop.

Luck was something you either earned or invented through strength of character. You had to come by it honestly; you could not trick or bluff your way into it.

Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.

It seems that everything is part of the maturing process

There is no need to be more - you are enough. Everybody is enough.

I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.